2026 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2026 UCLA Bruins baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Hitting coachBryant Ward (12th season)
Pitching coachDavid Berg (6th season)
Home stadiumJackie Robinson Stadium
2026 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
USC  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
Washington  ‍‍‍ 0 0   0 0  
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 1, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 UCLA Bruins baseball team will represent the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins play their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium as a member of the Big Ten Conference (B1G). They are led by head coach John Savage, in his 22nd season at UCLA.[2][3]

Previous season

The Bruins ended the 2025 season with a record of 22–8 in conference play and 48–16, good for a First Place tie with Oregon. They would play in the Big Ten tournament as the #2 seed in Pool B as they would beat (11) Illinois, (7) Michigan, and (3) Iowa in the Semifinals, but would lose to (8) Nebraska in the championship game. They would be invited to play in the NCAA tournament, as they were the 15th seed in the Los Angeles Super Regional as they would beat (4) Fresno State 19–4, (3) Arizona State 11–5, (2) UC Irvine 8–5 in the Regional Final, and to UTSA 5–2 in Game 1 and 7–0 in Game 2 in the Super Regionals. They would play in the College World Series for the sixth time in program history, where they would beat Murray State 6–4, before losing to (6) 3rd seed and evenuual national champions LSU 9–5.

Personnel

Roster

[4]

2026 UCLA Bruins roster
 

Pitchers

  • 10 - Ian May - Senior
  • 12 - Zach Strickland - Freshman
  • 14 - Landon Stump - Junior
  • 16 - Jake Swenson - Junior
  • 18 - Wylan Moss - Sophomore
  • 20 - Justin Lee - Junior
  • 21 - Jack O'Connor - Senior
  • 24 - Logan Reddemann - Junior
  • 25 - CJ Bott - Sophomore
  • 27 - Easton Hawk - Sophomore
  • 29 - Finn McIlroy - Senior
  • 31 - Chris Aldrich - Graduate Student (GS)
  • 34 - Mack Edwards - Freshman
  • 35 - Hayden George - Freshman
  • 41 - Will Crain - Freshman
  • 44 - Ian Fisher - Freshman
  • 45 - Chris Grothues -
  • 47 - Elai Iwanaga - Freshman
  • 55 - Michael Barnett - Senior
  • 85 - Cal Randall - Junior
  • 99 - Angel Cervantes - Freshman

Catchers

  • 8 - Kasen Khansarinia - Sophomore
  • 33 - Blake Balsz - Junior
  • 40 - Chashel Dugger - Junior

Infielders

  • 1 - Roch Cholowsky - Junior
  • 2 - Grant Gray - Sophomore
  • 4 - Phoenix Call - Junior
  • 6 - Dominic Cadiz - Freshman
  • 7 - Roman Martin - Junior
  • 19 - David Mysza - Sophomore
  • 26 - Aiden Aguayo - Freshman
  • 28 - Maverek Russell - Freshman
  • 30 - Tyler Dunning - Freshman
  • 39 - Mulivai Levu - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 3 - Michael Cunningham - Graduate Student (GS)
  • 5 - Aidan Espinoza - Sophomore
  • 9 - Will Gasparino - Junior
  • 11 - Payton Brennan - Junior
  • 15 - Jarrod Hocking - Senior
  • 36 - Dean West - Junior
  • 38 - Trey Gudoy - Freshman

Coaches

[4]

2026 UCLA Bruins baseball coaching staff
  • John Savage – head coach – 22nd season
  • Bryant Ward – assistant coach – 11th season
  • Niko Gallego – assistant coach – 12th season
  • Griffin Barnes – assistant coach – 2nd season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at UCLA.

Personnel

Starters

Opening Night Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
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Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday -- -- --
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Schedule and results

2026 UCLA Bruins baseball game log (Overall: 0–0; Conference: 0–0); (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Regular season (0–0)
February (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0-0;)
Date Time (PST) Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
February 13 5:00 p.m. vs UC San Diego* TBD Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California
February 14 2:00 p.m. vs UC San Diego* TBD Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California
February 15 1:00 p.m. vs UC San Diego* TBD Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California
February 17 5:00 p.m. vs Tulane* TBD Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California
February 20 5:00 p.m. vs TCU* Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California
February 21 2:00 p.m. vs TCU* TBD Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California
February 22 1:00 p.m. vs TCU* TBD Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California
February 24 5:00 p.m. vs San Diego State* TBD Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California
February 27 1:00 p.m. Tennessee
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series
TBD Globe Life FieldArlington, Texas
February 28 5:00 p.m. Texas A&M
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series
TBD Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas
March (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
April (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big Ten record
May (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big Ten record
Postseason (0–0)
Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 10 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
  = Win,   = Loss,   = Canceled/Postponed
Bold = UCLA Bruins team member
* = Non-Conference Game
Schedule Source: [5]


Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[6]*
Baseball America[7]
NCBWA[8]

NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. ^ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  2. ^ Zemec, Mark (May 18, 2025). "UCLA shares Big Ten championship with Oregon after beating Northwestern in finale". USA Today. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  3. ^ UCLA Earns Share of Big Ten Championship Big Ten Conference, May 17, 2025. "Bruins capture title on the last day of the season"
  4. ^ a b "2026 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  5. ^ "2026 Baseball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  6. ^ USA Today Coaches Poll
  7. ^ Baseball America Poll
  8. ^ NCBWA Poll